What is the first obligation the Federal Election Commission owes to the public? It is to tell us what the law is. Ambiguity and uncertainty in the law leave the public guessing whether engaging in contemplated political activity would subject one to criminal or civil sanction.Source: Reforming The FEC: Rulemaking Obligations Must Be Fulfilled...
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced at a news conference on Wednesday night that the federal government has identified that Iran and Russia "have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections.Source: Feds say Russia and Iran have interfered with the presidential election...
close Video EXCLUSIVE: The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that the censorship of the New York Post article about Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings and former Vice President Joe Biden’s alleged knowledSource: RNC files FEC complaint against Twitter, claims company made 'illegal in-kind contribution' to Biden campaign...
OAKLAND — California officials lowered the temperature Friday in their legal standoff with the California Republican Party over its unauthorized ballot boxes, saying the party had committed to enough changes for now to satisfy their concerns.Source: California allows Republican ballot boxes with safeguards...
To get the districts they wanted, Democrats organized groups that said they represented communities, but really represented the party. This spring, a group of California Democrats gathered at a modern, airy office building just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol.Source: How Democrats Fooled California’s Redistricting Commission...
Here’s the link to a Supreme Court amicus brief, filed earlier today on behalf of several election law scholars (including myself), asking the Court to provide more guidance about the Purcell principle.Source: Purcell Brief...
It had blocked an unsubstantiated New York Post article about the Bidens but said late Thursday that it would allow similar content to be shared. SAN FRANCISCO — President Trump called Facebook and Twitter “terrible” and “a monster” and said he would go after them.Source: Twitter Changes Course After Republicans Claim ‘Election Interference’...
Mirroring a trend being seen around the country, Californians are completing and returning their ballots weeks ahead of Election Day in record numbers. More than 1.Source: California voters returning ballots early in massive numbers...
As the man overseeing a crucial presidential election in the middle of a pandemic that has necessitated sending every active voter in the state a mail-in ballot, Secretary of State Alex Padilla has a lot of responsibility on his plate.Source: Some Wonder If California's Election Chief Is Too Partisan...
Facebook users engage with content from untrustworthy outlets twice as often today as they did at the time of the 2016 U.S. election, researchers at the German Marshall Fund found, despite the many measures the platform and its competitors have rolled out to combat the spread of misinformation.Source: Engagement with untrustworthy Facebook content doubles since 2016...
